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• House passes bill to restore collective bargaining for federal employees -

• By Drew Friedman, Federal News Network

  A bill to restore collective bargaining rights for a majority of federal employees cleared the House in a floor vote Thursday afternoon.
  
  House lawmakers voted 231-195 to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act. The entire Democratic Caucus, along with 20 Republicans, voted in favor of the legislation.
  
  The bill’s passage this week came after a discharge petition on the legislation reached the required 218-signature threshold in November, forcing the House to hold a floor vote on the bill. On Wednesday, the legislation cleared an initial voting hurdle, teeing it up for its final passage Thursday afternoon.

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